The Bicarbonate Transporter Is Essential for Bacillus anthracis Lethality

Adam C. Wilson; Magali Soyer; James A. Hoch; Marta Perego

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000210

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The Bicarbonate Transporter Is Essential for Bacillus anthracis Lethality

Adam C. Wilson,

Affiliation The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Magali Soyer,

Affiliation The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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James A. Hoch,

Affiliation The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Marta Perego

* E-mail: mperego@scripps.edu

Affiliation The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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The Bicarbonate Transporter Is Essential for Bacillus anthracis Lethality

Adam C. Wilson,
Magali Soyer,
James A. Hoch,
Marta Perego

Published: November 21, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000210

About the Authors

Adam C. Wilson

Affiliation The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Magali Soyer

Affiliation The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla, California, United States of America

James A. Hoch

Affiliation The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Marta Perego

* E-mail: mperego@scripps.edu

Affiliation The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ACW JAH MP. Performed the experiments: ACW MS. Analyzed the data: ACW JAH MP. Wrote the paper: ACW JAH MP.

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